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‘Beside myself:’ report details challenges of finding affordable housing in the North
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Aurora Rose Gellenbeck has been living out of a hotel in Yellowknife for the past month because she hasn’t been able to find anywhere suitable to rent. She’s working two jobs but said she has also had to dig into her inheritance to pay $6,000 to stay in a penthouse suite, the only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parole board recommends charge against sex offender Hopley, who abducted B.C. boy
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – More than four years after convicted sex offender Randall Hopley finished his sentence for abducting a young British Columbia boy, the parole board is recommending charges against him for not complying with supervision orders. The National Parole Board says in a statement the recommendation for the criminal charge will go to the ... Read More »
2 responsesHomicide investigation after three people found dead in Surrey, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Three people have been found dead inside a home in Surrey, B.C. A news release from the Surrey RCMP says officers attended the home around noon Monday and found the people deceased. Police say all three are believed to be members of same family and no one else was found on the ... Read More »
1 responseTransport committee wants to hear from passengers affected by holiday travel chaos
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
ONTARIO – A parliamentary committee wants to hear from passengers who found their holiday travel plans sidelined by delays and cancellations. Members of the federal transport committee voted in favour of a motion to study the widespread disruptions that affected thousands of people who travelled by air and rail in recent weeks. Representatives from Air ... Read More »
1 responseYukon Liberal Ranj Pillai acclaimed party leader, will replace Premier Sandy Silver
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Liberals have a new leader who will officially be sworn in as the territory’s 10th premier this weekend. Ranj Pillai, a member of Yukon’s legislature since 2016, was acclaimed Sunday as the new Liberal leader, and will soon become the territory’s 10th premier, replacing Premier Sandy Silver, who is stepping down. ... Read More »
1 responseCanada ends years-long search for new fighter jet with deal to buy F-35s
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s years-long search for new fighter jets came full circle on Monday as Defence Minister Anita Anand officially confirmed the planned purchase of a fleet of F-35s to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aging CF-18s. The news had been largely expected after The Canadian Press reported last month that the Department of ... Read More »
1 responseCanada sanctions Iranian entities and officials, citing misinformation
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada has imposed another round of sanctions, punishing three Iranian entities and two leaders Ottawa blames for propagating misinformation. The new sanctions include a censorship body known as the Press Supervisory Board and a propaganda publication called the Iran Newspaper. Also sanctioned is the 15 Khordad Foundation, a group originally founded to financially ... Read More »
1 responseTransport minister will meet with committee investigating holiday travel woes
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has accepted a request from fellow members of Parliament to appear before a committee that is seeking answers about what led to a chaotic holiday travel season. Thousands of Canadians had their flights cancelled or delayed due to poor weather, while hundreds of others were left stranded in Mexico ... Read More »
1 responseYukon deputy premier Ranj Pillai acclaimed as Liberal leader, next premier
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – A politician who has served in Yukon’s legislature since 2016 is the territory’s new Liberal leader and next Yukon premier. The Yukon Liberal Party announced Sunday that Ranj Pillai has been acclaimed as leader by the party’s executive. Pillai replaces Sandy Silver who announced in September that he was stepping down and did ... Read More »
1 responseMonths-long saga of runaway cattle in Quebec comes to an end with weekend capture
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
MONTREAL – The remaining cattle that had been on the lam for months in central Quebec were finally recaptured over the weekend. Quebec’s farmers union says the last three of the 15 cattle that escaped from a farm in July were rounded up Saturday. For the last 45 days the Union des producteurs agricoles has ... Read More »
1 responseCanada buying F-35s as defence minister says once-maligned jets have ‘matured’
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is officially buying the F-35 fighter jet, ending the years-long search to replace the aging CF-18 fleet where it first began. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Monday that Canada reached an agreement with the United States and F-35 maker Lockheed Martin to buy 88 of the aircraft at an estimated cost of ... Read More »
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